Tieng Viet lovers club

[Thom07]

Originally Posted by I<3Ivy

Anh Trai Thom07,

The only way we can attain the level of efficiency of their speech is to be put into a situation where you are forced to use the language daily.

That's how I (and you too i suppose) learned my vietnamese SMS skill so quickly... started from simple greetings to asking about things to more complex sentences.
My BX also knows this and keeps her SMS'es easy to understand but introduces a new word or two each time in her SMS so i slowly increase my vocab.

Having a personal tutor helps alot

Originally Posted by casannova03

I think this is a very very good way of learning the language - using sms - althugh sometimes girls do use some short forms which make deciphering a bit more difficult..another drawback is we sometimes might have to read the whole sentence before we can make out the meaning of some words cos one word can have a few meanings and our handphones do not have the vietnamese symbols...

I agree. Always scratching my head whenever my gf sms me. 新年快乐。 Gong Xi Fa Cai. Huat ah.

[medicheng]

But I always kanna said by the girls \"Khong lah...\"

[alexkidd]

can any bros help me translate this?

em muon lam vo cua anh, em muon sanh cho anh 1 baby trai va gai, em muon song voi suot cuoc doi nay


thanks

[Thom07]

Not sure if I'm correct. I think the meaning is roughly this...

I want to be your wife. I want to have a baby with you, boy or girl. I want to be with you my whole life.

[medicheng]

Originally Posted by Thom07

Not sure if I\'m correct. I think the meaning is roughly this...

I want to be your wife. I want to have a baby with you, boy or girl. I want to be with you my whole life.

wah this one sound serious.... dunno to congrats or not to congrats him

[Thom07]

Originally Posted by medicheng

wah this one sound serious.... dunno to congrats or not to congrats him

Hmm my translation is wrong? So sorry.

[12cheong]

Originally Posted by Thom07

Not sure if I'm correct. I think the meaning is roughly this...

I want to be your wife. I want to have a baby with you, boy or girl. I want to be with you my whole life.

Bro,

I think should be "1 baby boy and girl"

[medicheng]

dun think is wrong... look correct... but then marrying a viet is problems.... lol

[I<3Ivy]

Originally Posted by alexkidd

can any bros help me translate this?
em muon lam vo cua anh, em muon sanh cho anh 1 baby trai va gai, em muon song voi suot cuoc doi nay

Originally Posted by Thom07

I want to be your wife. I want to have a baby with you, boy or girl. I want to be with you my whole life.

Originally Posted by 12cheong

Bro,
I think should be "1 baby boy and girl"

Yup WantToCheong is right.

"or" is normally used as "hay" in a statement or question frame.

"I want to be your wife, i want to give birth for you 1 boy and 1 girl, I want to be with you my entire life"

Pretty much same as what Thom07 said... but with my own take on linguistic significance.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by I<3Ivy

"I want to be your wife, i want to give birth for you 1 boy and 1 girl, I want to be with you my entire life"

Can include this into top 10 jokes of the year.

[medicheng]

haha yeah... sometimes meat is meat and love is love... dun mix them up... and u will enjoy more...

[Thom07]

Originally Posted by 12cheong

Bro,

I think should be "1 baby boy and girl"

I see. Thanks.

[fullboost2bar]

Originally Posted by alexkidd

can any bros help me translate this?

em muon lam vo cua anh, em muon sanh cho anh 1 baby trai va gai, em muon song voi suot cuoc doi nay


thanks

chuc mung, nghi con gai thich u rat nhieu... vo cua toi chua bao noi dieu do voi toi truoc day....

[okkal_only]

I have been following this thread keenly for the past few months for a reason. I have been trying to bed a Vietnamese chio bu working in my company's malaysian office. She knows zero English and I know close to zero Vietnamese. I managed to get her HP number and sent her SMS using the Vietnamese phrases that I gathered in this thread. The cat and mouse game has continued for 6 months already and I feel it is right time for me strike it and ask her to sleep with me. I tested water last week by sending "your breasts are nice", a phrase taken from this thread and she replied with a thankyou and winked at me when I met her next. No complaints to upper management or slaps on my face.

This where I need the Vietnamese linguistic experts help. The phrases on this thread are all good for "normal" conversation. But I need help with phrases to ask her three major phrases

1) When is you off day this week? Can I meet you on your off day? if yes, where?
2) Will you sleep with me?
3) You got a great pussy.

Any help will be deeply appreciated.

Also is there a safe hotel in Johor Bahru that I can bring her to for a 2 hour session or is it better to bring her to Singapore?

[jackbl]

1. Hỏi đường đến khách sạn
(Asking the way to a hotel)

C Xin lỗi. Excuse me.
D Có việc gì ạ? Yes?
C Tôi không biết khách sạn Hà Nội ở đâu?
I don't know where the Hanoi hotel is.
Xin ông chỉ giúp tôi đường đến đó được không ạ?
Could you show me the way there?
D Từ đây đến đó hơi xa.
It is a little far from here.
C Mấy cây số ạ?
How many kilometres, sir?
D Khoảng bốn cây số.
About 4 kilometres.
C Tôi có thể đi đến đó bằng gì ạ?
How can I get there?
D Anh có thể đi bằng xe buýt, tắc - xi hoặc xích - lô.
You can go by bus, taxi or pedicab
C Tôi muốn đi bằng tắc-xi.
I want a taxi
Tôi có thể chờ ở đây được không?
Can I wait for it here?
D Ðược. Nhưng anh gọi điện thoại thì tốt hơn.
Yes. But it is better if you phone.
Theo tôi. Tôi chỉ cho anh trạm điện thoại.
Follow me. I shall show you a telephone - box.
C Ồ. ?NG TỬ TẾ QUÁ.
Oh. You are very kind.
D Anh là khách du lịch à?
Are you a tourist?
C Dạ, không.
No, I am not.
D Anh đến đây làm gì?
What do you come here for?
Sao nói tiếng Việt giỏi thế?
Why do you speak Vietnamese so well?
C Tôi là thương gia.
I am a businessman.
Tôi đến đây để mua lụa Hà Ðông.
I come here to buy Hadong silk.
Tôi học tiếng Việt ở Ðại học Cormell.
I study Vietnamese at the Cornell University.
Mẹ tôi là người gốc Việt.
My mother is Vietnammese in origin.
Sau năm 1975, tôi đã được về thăm quê mẹ hai lần.
After 1975, I had chances to visit my mother's home village twice.
D Ồ. HÓA RA VIỆT NAM là quê ngoại của anh.
Oh. Your mother's village is in Vietnam.
C Vâng.
Yes.
D Trạm điện thoại đây rồi.
Here is a telephone - box.
Chào anh nhé.
Good - bye.
C Rất cảm ơn ông. Tạm biệt ông.
Thank you very much. Good - bye, sir.

2. Hỏi đường đến Ðại sứ quán
(Asking the way to the Embassy)

A Xin lỗi. Excuse me.
B Có việc gì ạ? Yes?
A Tôi bị lạc đường.
I have lost my way.
B Chị muốn đến đâu?
Where are you going to?
A Tôi muốn đến Ðại sứ quán Anh.
I am going to the UK Embassy
Ðường nào tới đó ạ?
Which way is it?
B Ồ. ÐẠI SỨ QUÁN ANH ở đầu phố Lý Thường Kiệt.
Oh. The UK Embassy is at the end of Ly Thuong Kiet street.
Bây giờ chị rẽ trái.
You turn left now
Qua hai ngã tư.
Pass two cross-roads.
Ðến ngã tư thứ ba thì rẽ trái.
Turn left at the third junction.
Ði thẳng đến cột đèn giao thông.
Go straight to the traffic -lights.
Sau đó hỏi tiếp.
Then ask someone else.
A Nó cách đây bao xa ạ?
How far is it from here?
B Không xa lắm. Cách đây khoảng hai cây số.
Not very far. About two kilometres from here.
A Cảm ơn bà.
Thank you
B Dạ, không dám
You are welcome

3. Hỏi đường đi thành phố Ðà Nẵng
(Asking the direction to Danang city)

E Chị ơi! Xin lỗi chị.
Hallo! Excuse me.
F Anh cần gì ạ?
Can I help you?
E Chị có biết đường nào đi Ðà Nẵng không ạ?
Do you know the way to Danang?
F Ðường nào đi Ðà Nẵng à?
Which way is it to Danang?
Ðây là ngã ba Ðồng Lộc.
This is Dongloc T junction.
Anh đi theo lối này. Theo đường 1 A.
You follow this road. Follow Highway 1A way.
E Có xa không chị?
Is it far from here?
F Anh phải qua thị xã Ðồng Hới, thị xã Ðông Hà và thành phố Huế.
You must pass Donghoi town, Dongha town and Hue city.
Còn xa lắm.
Very far.
E Có các trạm xăng trên đường đến đó không chị?
Are there petrol stations on the way there?
F Rất nhiều.
A lot.
E Cảm ơn chị.
Thank you
F Có gì đâu ạ.
You are welcome.